Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Coin d’un café-concert (Corner of a Café-Concert) probably 1878–1880 Oil on canvas, 97.1 x 77.5 cm National Gallery, London In the middle of the nineteenth century the café-concert became extremely popular in France, and Parisian establishments such as the…
Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Chaim Soutine 1918 Oil on canvas, 91.7 x 59.7 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Born in 1884 to an aristocratic family in Livorno, Italy, Amedeo Modigliani settled in the Montmartre neighborhood of Paris in 1906 and began…
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Le Lupanar (The Brothel) 1888 Oil on canvas, 33 x 41 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Van Gogh painted this sketch of a brothel parlor while working in close dialogue with fellow artist Paul Gauguin. In the fall of…
Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594) La cena di Emmaus (The Supper at Emmaus) c.1542 Oil on canvas, 156 x 212 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Almuerzo de campesinos (The Farmers’ Lunch, Tavern Scene with Two Men and a Girl) c.1618–1619 Oil on canvas, 96 × 112 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Campin, Robert (c.1378-1444) The Annunciation 1420–1425 Oil on oak panel, 76 x 70 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The event is set in a gothic temple, alluding to the New Law that replaces the old one, represented by the Romanesque tower in…
Campin, Robert (c.1378-1444) The Betrothal of the Virgin 1420–1430 Grisaille, Oil on oak panel, 77 x 88 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Two scenes are represented in this work. On the left, in a circular, Romanesque interior covered with a dome, is…
Campin, Robert (c.1378-1444) Saint Barbara 1438 Oil on oak panel, 101 x 47 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Saint Barbara reads by the light of a fireplace in a richly appointed room. The key to her identity lies outside the window…
Ensor, James (1860-1949) Nature morte au pot bleu (Still life with blue jug) 1890 Oil on panel, 38 x 46 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo
Ensor, James (1860-1949) Nature morte aux huîtres (Still life with oysters) 1882 Oil on canvas, 79 x 98 cm Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp